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With exactly two years to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japan continues to swelter under searing heat. Dozens of people have died across the nation since early July, with 11 losing their life to the deadly heatwave on Saturday alone. Temperatures have been almost 11 degrees hotter than the …

He Tour de France — cycling’s most prestigious race — was temporarily halted Tuesday after tear gas, used to disperse protesters by police, inadvertently got into the eyes of some riders. Protesting farmers had blocked the road with hay bales, leading police to spray them with CS gas. Unhappy farmers …

England’s Harry Kane features on a 10-man shortlist for the Best Fifa Men’s Player award for 2018. Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Mohamed Salah of Liverpool, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and new Juventus signing Cristiano Ronaldo are also included. England full-back Lucy Bronze is on the shortlist for the best women’s …

Germany’s football association (DFB) has “emphatically rejected” allegations of racism from Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil but says it could have done more to protect him from abuse. Ozil, 29, announced his retirement from international football, citing “racism and disrespect” within German football. The midfielder says he received hate mail and threats, …

Egyptian athletes have snatched four more gold medals at the African Youth Games, currently held in Algeria. Taekwondo player Abdel Rahman Khalaf got a gold medal in the +73 kg competition, to be added to three gold medals collected by weightlifter Ismail Helal in the 85 kg competition. Egypt has …

Real Madrid have presented Brazil’s 18-year-old Vinicius Junior as their new £38.7m signing at the Bernabeu Stadium. The teenager, who can play as a winger or forward, joins from Flamengo after a deal – which is a record for a player under 19 – was agreed a year ago. Madrid …

‘I can be someone, I can be someone,” say the kids playing football in Bondy, Kylian Mbappe’s birthplace. The 19-year-old, who wasn’t even born when France won their first World Cup, traveled to Russia 2018 with the label of the world’s most promising teenager. He returned with the World Cup …

Ormer Chelsea and Italy striker Gianfranco Zola has returned to Stamford Bridge as assistant to new manager Maurizio Sarri. As a player, Zola helped the club win two FA Cups, one Uefa Cup Winners’ Cup, one Uefa Super Cup and one League Cup between 1996-2003. “For me it is an …

Liverpool have agreed a fee of about £66.8m for Roma goalkeeper Alisson. The Premier League club are now expected to hold talks with the Brazil international. The 25-year-old has been at Roma for two years, and played 37 Serie A games last season, after starting his career at Brazilian side …

Cristiano Ronaldo says he is “grateful for the opportunity” given to him by Juventus, as players of his age “usually go to Qatar or China”. The 33-year-old Portugal forward has joined the Italian champions for £99.2m after nine years at Real Madrid. “To come to this club at this stage …